The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-10
11N.xrrv protests against the treat.

HUMANITY protests against the treat
ment to which Dr. McGlynn has been
subjected. If he was clergyman of
less worth there might not be so indig-
nant a remonstrance. But such a man
as he has proved himself, man who
has acted SO as to endear himself to bis
congregation to such degree thai they
refuse to accept a successor such a man
should not be deposed because on poll
tico-economic subjects he differed from
his archbishop. DR.. McGlynn in one of
of the wealthiest parishes in the United
year. He spent fortune in charitable
works. He has always been an eloquent
advocate of the poor and oppressed and
he has been deposed because he did not
believe in vast ownership of land by in
dividuals. Stripped of all It's verDlage
this is the charge against DR.. McGlynn.
Michael Davitt, than whom there is
no more temperate man IN language or
| in thought in an address lately delivered
in New York spoke ID the following words
Of the deposed Priest:
Il now wish TO refer to a matter not
| only of interest to me aud my friends,
but to the entire city of New York. \
| voice-three cheers for the poor mans
friend. L cannot we'll pass over in silence
the case of my friend, Father McGlynn.
| But III what | am about to say, L will en-
| deavor to carefully avoid the mistakes of
others, and will refrain from a line of
criticism which Injuries the cause 1t
means to defend. In DIR. McGlynn's
statement III the papers this morning We
read as follows: Il did promise IN 1882
to make no more Irish Land League
speeches, and when again censured III
1888 for favoring the Irish revolution ID
| a speech i'll behalf of the suffering Irish
people, L did promise to make no more
speeches on the Irish question, even for
charity, but | did not think myself obliged
to abstain for all time from public speak
ing On political and social SUBJECTS. 1t
appears from this that his otfense began
] at the last meeting that he addressed Ill
this city in 1882, for which Cardinal
| Simeoni then censured him for favorlng
the Irish revolution. Herein lies toe
front of DIR. McGlynn's offense. Nov
mark the striking coincidence. In 1888
the Irish cause was in a death struggl
of discouragemen and coercion Every
resource of power was employed to dis
rupt our ranks and destroy the Land
League, and it was in that hour when
we were MANAGED by destruction thai
l 1 Il e
| English agents in Rome, Joined his feeble
nj lacks to those of lreland's other enc
mics 1t appears now that be was not
-atisfied with bis vain attempts to coerce
the bishops and priests of Ireland into
doing England's political work; he also
aimed his little thunderbolts at our
friends iii America, because he was in
structed by England that it was here we
got our sinews of war, end here, of all
the friends of Ireland Cardinal Simeon
singled out for punishment one of the
most devoted priests and single hearted
men that God has ever called to his min
istry; one of the largest hearts, one of
the most Catholic minds that ever donned
the vestments of the Catholic priest
hood; one of the most fearless champions
that Ireland has ever given to the cause
of humanity liberty. And for what
For supporting this movement in Ireland
which meant to thwart robber landlords,
and what ] am proud to call the lrlsL
revolution. Let there be no mistak,
about the Origin of the hostility to our
beloved friend. Had he been engaged
in praisine England or defending land
lordism in 1892, he might be to day the
| Archbishop of New York. Father Ne
| Glyun has done what the bishops and
priests in Ireland have done in defiance
!. Of this same cardinals iniunctions. He
is awarded punishment which the propa
eauda would have melted ont TO the Faith
er McGlynns of Ireland. 1t is absurd t.
believe that Father McGIynn would leave
the church to take the stump, but be
claims. and [ think rightly SO, the right
to think for himself in political matters
DR.. McGlynn does not enforce his views
on any person on this continent or IN hi
church; but until they are declared by
The head of the church as contrary tc
Catholic faith, DR.. McGlynn tells me be
viii not retract these dOctorines.-
Cheers. / sincerely hope DR. WcGlynI
viii go to Rome and defend the justice
of these doctrines, and while I do not
question the courage of DR., McGlynn
must say that those who advise him not
to go to Rome, no matter how good may
be their intentions or objects, are pncon
|, sciouslv giving cowardv advice
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